The Postponed Self, Fear of Failure and Letting Life pass
Why do so many of us feel stuck between who we are and who we could become?
In this video essay, I explore the cost of unlived potential. How fear of failure, choice paralysis, and waiting for certainty can quietly postpone our lives.
Simone de Beauvoir — The Ethics of Ambiguity
Leo Tolstoy — The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Emily Dickinson — There’s a certain Slant of light
Lee Ufan — Relatum–Stage and writings on presence, relation, and accepting the exterior
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00:00 There's a Certain Slant of Light - Poem
01:35 Emily Dickinson
06:54 The Ethics of Ambiguity
18:09 the Ambiguity of Love and Beauty
20:20 Responsibility and Agency
25:39 The Death of Ivan Ilyich
28:30 Lee Ufan presence vs Projection
34:25 Practical take aways